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6th Jarretaderas Shore Fishing Tournament

The first three places in the tournament’s Open Category will take home cash prizes; the children with the best catches will receive gifts from sponsors. The 6th Jarretaderas Shore Fishing Tournament has been announced for Sunday, May 21, 2017, and will take place in the area around the mouth of the Ameca River. This shore […]

13th Annual Restaurant Week Is Ready To Roll In Puerto Vallarta And The Riviera Nayarit

Menu prices this year will be $269 pesos and $399 pesos, which represents up to a 50% savings over regular menu prices for some of the participating restaurants. Forty-two prestigious local restaurants will offer their most exclusive dishes from May 15-31, 2017 in order to continue promoting and highlighting the fantastic variety of ingredients and […]

Catherine Bell Thoroughly Enjoyed The Riviera Nayarit

The British actress and model fell in love with Punta Mita, the Glamour Peninsula of the Riviera Nayarit, after her vacation; several beautiful models and influencers also enjoyed the destination. Catherine Bell enjoyed some absolutely lovely days this week during her stay at the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, located in the Mexican Pacific’s Glamour […]

Mother’s Day Promos In The Riviera Nayarit

These include discounts of up to 55%, no-interest payments for up to 12 months, up to three kids free or 50% off children under 12, a family photo album, tours, tennis clinics and many other amenities on a complimentary basis. The Marketing Office of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Nayarit […]

The Riviera Nayarit Has Great Events Lined Up For June 2017

Celebrations include Navy Day, the Guayabitos Motofiesta, the festival surrounding the commemoration of the Batalla de Santos in Mexcaltitán, the RHA Festival and the 57th Annual San Blas International Sport Fishing Tournament. The Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Groups and Events Department recently announced the list of events on the Destination’s calendar for June, […]

Successful California Tour Comes To An End

Over 150 travel agents in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and San Francisco received updates on everything new going on in the Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta. The Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust (Fidetur) recently completed their successful California tour that took place from April 24-27. […]

The Riviera Nayarit Is Tourist Magnet

Consortiums, travel agencies and top media have all documented the interest generated by Mexico’s Pacific Treasure among tourists from different latitudes. The Riviera Nayarit is a destination that’s considered a magnet for tourists thanks to the diversity of its beach towns, its excellent hotel infrastructure and its services, not to mention the magnificent natural scenery […]

Everything’s Ready For The 2nd Annual Cuisine Of The Sun!

This culinary festival takes place over four days, brigning together celebrity chefs from U.S. TV networks along with personalities from Mexico and other latitudes; it will feature cooking classes, dinners under the stars, talk shows and much more.  The Villa La Estancia hotel offered an on-site press conference on Monday, March 24, where they presented […]

Top 10 Charming Boutique Hotels In The Riviera Nayarit

The Riviera Nayarit’s hotel offer is ample and varied, meaning there’s something for everyone. In this issue we’re sharing the Top 10 Charming Boutique Hotels in the area, a list of accommodations that don’t need to be grandiose to enchant their guests. On the contrary: their allure resides in the intimacy and sense of place […]

New Convention Centers Position Riviera Nayarit As One Of Mexico’s Top Meetings Destinations

NEW CONVENTION CENTERS POSITION RIVIERA NAYARIT AS ONE OF MEXICO’S TOP MEETINGS DESTINATIONS Two new major convention centers join over a dozen luxury hotels with large, full service meeting facilities and spectacular indoor and outdoor event spaces Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – April 12, 2017 – Meeting, incentive, convention and wedding travel to Riviera Nayarit is […]

The Riviera Nayarit Nominated To Travel Age West 2017 Wave Awards

The destination, its hotels and hotel chains are included in the following categories: Best Destination in Mexico; Best New or Renovated Hotel, Mexico; Best All-Inclusive Hotel Chain, Mexico; and Best Luxury Hotel Brand. The nominations for the 2017 Travel Age West Wave Awards have been announced and the Riviera Nayarit, its hotels and hotel chains […]

Joint Promotional Campaign Makes A Stop In Texas

Updated information on the Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta was shared via a varied combination of activities that reached out to both travel agents and end consumers in Dallas and Houston. The Puerto Vallarta-Riviera Nayarit Joint Promotional Campaign visited the great state of Texas in order to continue positioning both destinations on Texans’ travel radars. […]

10 Luxury Brands That Make The Riviera Nayarit Shine

The Riviera Nayarit is, by its very nature, a luxury destination. Now that it’s celebrating its first 10 years of history, we’d like to share a list of the 10 Luxury Brands that have helped support its upscale reputation. But before we start, we’d like to mention there are even more luxury developments under construction […]

Riviera Nayarit Hotels Offer New Promotions

Standouts include discounts of up to 50%, 12-month no-interest payment plans and other amenities that will be in force in 27 hotels through April 28, 2017. In the Riviera Nayarit there are promotions year round and in every season. The region’s hotels have recently launched their Holy Week and Easter promotions starting April 5th through […]

The AHMBB Continues Training Hotel Personnel

35 lifeguards took a refresher course held by the State Civil Protection agency; 22 personnel belonging to the Safety, Human Resources and Rooms divisions began an eight-month certification offered by ITESO. A group of lifeguards completed their refresher workshop before Holy Week and began the Decision Maker Certification as part of the training courses offered […]

Foodies Continue To Focus On The Riviera Nayarit’s Gastronomy

A gigantic media group came to explore Nayarit’s gastronomy during a press trip organized by the Riviera Nayarit CVB with the support of several other entities. The Public Relations Office of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), in collaboration with various other entities, organized an important and very large press trip to promote […]

Riviera Nayarit Promotes Sports Tourism

The destination is seeking to raise awareness in tourists regarding its sports-themed activities and events via a press trip comprised of several national journalists as well as one from Brazil. The Public Relations desk of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) recently organized a mixed national/international press trip seeking to promote Sports Tourism. […]

Riviera Nayarit Wins Two 2016 HSMAI Adrian Awards

This makes a total of eight awards garnered by the destination over the past five years from this prestigious 60-year-old firm: two gold, three silver and three bronze. The first day of spring marked HSMAI’s (Hospitality, Sales & Marketing Association International) annual gala dinner, held in conjunction with Diamond Partner Accor Hotels, where they announced […]

Top 10 Surfing Beaches In The Riviera Nayarit

The Riviera Nayarit has waves breaking all year round for every level of surfer, from those who are standing on a board for the very first time to those who defy Mother Nature’s extremes. Below please find the Destination’s Top 10 surfing beaches as chosen by the surfers themselves. 10.- Platanitos Located right on the […]

“Run On Wings” 5K Fun Run

Participants can walk, run or ride their bikes; there will also be a fair complete with carnival games and raffles; the money raised will go to the Punta de Mita Sports Community Center. The Punta de Mita Foundation is extending an open invitation for the general public to attend the “Run on Wings” 5K that […]

Expedia And TripAdvisor Showcase Nuevo Vallarta

Expedia chose Nuevo Vallarta as One of the Most Amazing Destinations in the World; meanwhile, its beaches are on the list of the 10 Most Popular Beaches in Mexico on TripAdvisor’s 2017 Travellers’ Choice. The Riviera Nayarit—more specifically, Nuevo Vallarta—is giving the tourism world even more to talk about now that two of the most […]

VII APEN All Star Mexico National Championship 2017

This weekend attendees will enjoy 40 group and 45 individual presentations by the 550 cheerleaders from eight states from around the country. The VII edition of the APEN All Star Mexico National Championship titled “The Best Experience” will be held from March 24-26, 2017 in Nuevo Vallarta, organized by the Nayarit State Cheerleading Association (APEN, […]

Joint Promotional Campaign Tours The Midwest

Once the seminars were done, over 180 travel agents from St. Louis, Milwaukee and Chicago had been updated on all the news from the Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta. The Midwestern states welcomed the Puerto Vallarta-Riviera Nayarit Joint Promotional Campaign from March 13-15, 2017. The Promotions and Sales departments of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and […]

Matt Damon And Other Celebrities In The Riviera Nayarit

Besides de American actor other famous faces such as Alejandro Fernández, Yuri and a slew of models, musicians and actors have been sighted. Celebrities continue visiting the Riviera Nayarit—every day there are more famous faces showing up to enjoy Mexico’s Pacific Treasure, with Matt Damon being the latest big star to vacation in the Destination, […]

III Riviera Nayarit Guayabitos Bike Fest

This festival includes route rides, mountain biking, urban riding and BMX along different circuits extending from Tepic to Rincón de Guayabitos, including the Cerro de la Cruz and the Sierra de Vallejo. The third edition of the Riviera Nayarit Guayabitos Bike Fest is preparing to head out from March 17-19, 2017. This event offers not […]

RCI Acknowledges The Riviera Nayarit’s Hotels

11 of the destination’s hotels received the 2017 Gold Crown Resort; the company also presented four 2017 Excellence in Service awards and four 2017 Premier Plus awards, among others. The company with the largest timeshare network in the world, RCI (Resort Condominiums International), has been and will be presenting awards over the course of the […]

120 New People Sign Up For The Isla De Mexcaltitán BCN

The Isla de Mexcaltitán and Boca de Camichín, in Santiago Ixcuintla, are the two groups with the largest number of participants, each one with approximately 180 volunteer workers. The 34thedition of the Riviera Nayarit’s Beach Cleanup Network (BCN) took place the same week the destination’s first place position in the number of Certified Clean Beaches […]

Top Ten Infrastructure Projects In The Riviera Nayarit

The Riviera Nayarit is a destination that’s constantly evolving: in 2016 alone it welcomed the grand opening of the Hotel W Punta de Mita, a Greg Norman-designed Golf Course at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta, the La Cruz-Punta de Mita highway, and the renovation of San Pancho’s La Patrono Polo and Equestrian Club. There are also several […]

Riviera Nayarit Leads The Way In Clean Beaches

There are now 12 beaches that comply with Regulation NMX-AA-120-SCFI-2006: two have new certificates, five were confirmed and another five are still current for another year. As he awarded the certificates during the laying of the cornerstone for the Costa Canuva project, Roberto Sandoval, Governor of Nayarit, noted the Riviera Nayarit continues to be the […]

Costa Canuva Lays Cornerstone In The Riviera Nayarit

The total cost of the project is 1.8 billion dollars; the Mota-Engil capital investment represents 36 billion pesos; the first of five luxury hotels will be opened by Fairmont; it will be home to the first golf course co-designed by Lorena Ochoa and Greg Norman; Cristian Ronaldo will own a home within the development. On […]

Spanish Writers Enjoyed A Winter Press Trip To The Riviera Nayarit

This press trip will generate over 700 thousand media impressions within Spain and its surroundings; the focus was on lifestyle, gastronomy, nature and travel. The Public Relations desks of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust organized a press trip for four Spanish journalists to close out the […]

4th Chacala Arts and Music Festival 2017

Artists on stage include Hector Guerra, Jade 420, No Soy Frida Ni Tu Diego, Gypsy Rumba, the Mariachi Tradicional Juvenil and Infantil, Leiden and Patitos Feos, to mention but a few. The 4th Chacala Arts and Music Festival will be held from March 9-12, 2017 at the Puerto de Chacala, Riviera Nayarit. This is a […]